As part of the pension fund’s corporate social responsibility, the Social Security System (SSS) extended financial assistance to soldiers and families affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Marawi, Lanao del Sur through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Photo shows Social Security Commission (SSC) Chairman Dean Amado D. Valdez (2nd from left) and SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc (3rd from left) handing over a check worth P500,000 to PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Senator Richard J. Gordon (4th from left) during the official turnover ceremony held last June 22 at the Philippine Red Cross National Headquarters located in EDSA corner Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City. Also present at the ceremony were (from left) SSS Executive Vice President for Investments Sector Rizaldy T. Capulong, SSC Commissioners Diana Pardo-Aguilar and Atty. Arthur L. Amansec.